What color is #A0AFA6?

#A0AFA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AFA6?

The RGB value is 160, 175, 166: 160 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AFA6?

The complementary color is #AFA0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AFA6 color

#A0AFA6 rgb(160, 175, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0AFA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 68.6% green and 65.1% blue (160, 175, 166).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#A0AFA6 color codes

HEX	`#A0AFA6`
RGB	`rgb(160, 175, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 68.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.1, -6.98, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.1, 7.53, 157.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.709, 40.886, 42.027)`
Decimal	`10530726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AFA6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0AFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0AFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0afa6; }
.text { color: #a0afa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0afa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 175 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0afa6, #a0afae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0AFA6?: #A0AFA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AFA6?: The RGB value is 160, 175, 166: 160 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AFA6?: The complementary color is #AFA0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.